Ukrainian hip hop
Encyclopedia
Ukrainian hip hop, also known as Ukra-hop or Ukr-hop is a major part of the Ukrainian music
scene.
In Ukraine some bands, like Tartak
, Tanok na Maydani Kongo
("Dance on the Congo Square"), or Grafit rap in Ukrainian language
and mix hip hop with indigenous Ukrainian
elements, while many others do not, preferring instead to rap
in Russian
. Some of the artists who rap in Ukrainian include VovaZIL’Vova
, MC N.E.D, DLF Squad, Вхід у змінному взутті (В.У.З.В.) [V.U.Z.V.], Na Vidminu Vid (На відміну від), МіСТо 44, Hochu Shche! (Хочу ЩЕ!), Highway, RCLAN & Fozzey
. Much of Ukrainian hip hop (especially with Ukrainian lyrics) is still in its developing stage and is thus "underground."
Popular Russian-language hip hop acts from Ukraine include U.R.Asquad, Yuzhny Tsentral, Tuman, Schnell Sprechen and Don Drew. Some other Ukrainian rappers who rap in Russian are Lion, SVO, Protest, Fame, and N.P. Gerik Gorilla.
Musically, Ukrainian hip hop is heavily influenced by Jamaican reggae
, French hip hop
, German hip hop
and Ukrainian folk music
, resulting a very tuneful and mellow sound, which makes it quite different from both Russian and American counterparts.
In 2005, Ukraine's entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest
, GreenJolly
's "Together We Are Many", was also the unofficial anthem of the Orange Revolution
. Eurovision demanded the lyrics to be changed for the contest (because it did not correspond to contests rules due to political content). Also this song was remade by Polish hip hop
artists.
Newer Ukrainophone artists are emerging from Western and Central Ukraine such as VovaZIL’Vova
(Volodymyr Parfeniuk, host of a hip hop show on the TV channel M1), МіСТо 44, El Paso and DLF Squad.
Ukrainian Lyrics
Russian Lyrics
Music of Ukraine
Ukraine is a multi-ethnic Eastern European state situated north of the Black Sea, previously part of the Soviet Union. Many of its ethnic groups living within Ukraine have their own unique musical traditions and some have developed specific musical traditions in association with the land in which...
scene.
In Ukraine some bands, like Tartak
Tartak
Tartak is a popular hip-hop/rapcore/alternative crossover band from Ukraine. They mix styles of guitar rock, hip-hop and dance music to produce an energetic compositions and lyrics.-History:...
, Tanok na Maydani Kongo
TNMK
TNMK or Tanok na Maidani Kongo is the most successful Ukrainian hip-hop group . They are notable for clever, yet often tongue-in-cheek lyrics; mixing hip-hop with rock, funk and jazz music and playing real instruments on their albums and live shows, rather than using mere samples and drum...
("Dance on the Congo Square"), or Grafit rap in Ukrainian language
Ukrainian language
Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
and mix hip hop with indigenous Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
elements, while many others do not, preferring instead to rap
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
in Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
. Some of the artists who rap in Ukrainian include VovaZIL’Vova
VovaZIL’Vova
VovaZIL’Vova , born Volodymyr Parfeniuk 30 December 1983, is a Ukrainian hip hop and rap performer. He claims West Side Ukrainian gang. He had the best song in 2004 in all of Eastern Europe.- Biography :...
, MC N.E.D, DLF Squad, Вхід у змінному взутті (В.У.З.В.) [V.U.Z.V.], Na Vidminu Vid (На відміну від), МіСТо 44, Hochu Shche! (Хочу ЩЕ!), Highway, RCLAN & Fozzey
TNMK
TNMK or Tanok na Maidani Kongo is the most successful Ukrainian hip-hop group . They are notable for clever, yet often tongue-in-cheek lyrics; mixing hip-hop with rock, funk and jazz music and playing real instruments on their albums and live shows, rather than using mere samples and drum...
. Much of Ukrainian hip hop (especially with Ukrainian lyrics) is still in its developing stage and is thus "underground."
Popular Russian-language hip hop acts from Ukraine include U.R.Asquad, Yuzhny Tsentral, Tuman, Schnell Sprechen and Don Drew. Some other Ukrainian rappers who rap in Russian are Lion, SVO, Protest, Fame, and N.P. Gerik Gorilla.
Musically, Ukrainian hip hop is heavily influenced by Jamaican reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, French hip hop
French hip hop
French hip hop is the hip hop music style which was developed in France, and is considered the second worldwide hip hop scene after the U.S....
, German hip hop
German hip hop
German Hip Hop refers to hip hop music produced in Germany. Elements of American hip hop culture, such as graffiti art and breakdancing, diffused into Western Europe in the early 1980s.-1980–1990:...
and Ukrainian folk music
Ukrainian folk music
Ukrainian folk music includes a number of varieties of ethnic , folkloric, folk inspired popular and folk inspired classical traditions....
, resulting a very tuneful and mellow sound, which makes it quite different from both Russian and American counterparts.
In 2005, Ukraine's entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, GreenJolly
GreenJolly
GreenJolly is a Ukrainian rap band most widely known for their song, Razom nas bahato, nas ne podolaty, which became the unofficial anthem of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution in 2004.-History:...
's "Together We Are Many", was also the unofficial anthem of the Orange Revolution
Orange Revolution
The Orange Revolution was a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in the immediate aftermath of the run-off vote of the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election which was claimed to be marred by massive corruption, voter...
. Eurovision demanded the lyrics to be changed for the contest (because it did not correspond to contests rules due to political content). Also this song was remade by Polish hip hop
Polish hip hop
The Polish hip hop scene was born in 1980's, when American rappers were very popular.-Summary:The first album by a Polish performer was "East on the Mic" by PM Cool Lee, which featured two songs in Polish...
artists.
Newer Ukrainophone artists are emerging from Western and Central Ukraine such as VovaZIL’Vova
VovaZIL’Vova
VovaZIL’Vova , born Volodymyr Parfeniuk 30 December 1983, is a Ukrainian hip hop and rap performer. He claims West Side Ukrainian gang. He had the best song in 2004 in all of Eastern Europe.- Biography :...
(Volodymyr Parfeniuk, host of a hip hop show on the TV channel M1), МіСТо 44, El Paso and DLF Squad.
Ukrainian Lyrics
- MC N.E.D aka boomahman
- DLF Squad a.k.a. Da Lutsk Flava а.б.о. Луцький Аромат (rap group):
- Альф (mc, beatmaker, sound)
- DJ Roma (scratch)
- Ель а.б.о. Дельта (mc)
- LEZO (rap group):
- Рокстеді а.б.о. Рокс (mc, beatmaker)
- ЛОМ а.б.о. Сторож (mc)
- Тарік а.б.о. Гиря (mc)
- Ель а.б.о. Дельта (mc)
- МіСТо 44 (rap group):
- Chipset
- Птах
- Nixon
- El Paso
- CAMO3AXUCT (rap group):
- Malysh
- Інженер
- Театр-НО
- Lemberg Family
- Snake G
- VovaZIL’VovaVovaZIL’VovaVovaZIL’Vova , born Volodymyr Parfeniuk 30 December 1983, is a Ukrainian hip hop and rap performer. He claims West Side Ukrainian gang. He had the best song in 2004 in all of Eastern Europe.- Biography :...
- Brooky
- DaHok (S.I.R.K.)
- Максі Кренк a.k.a Crank
- Zахідна Коаліція (Zakhidna Koalitsija)
- Happy Face
- Enji
- Flash
- GGS D.Domani
- Гаплик (Haplyk)
- Kozaky Podilja
- Нестандарт Систем (Nestandart System)
- NTFreeze
- RCLAN
- DJ Shon
- DUV@k!
- Гаврик (Guff Rick)
- FozzeyTNMKTNMK or Tanok na Maidani Kongo is the most successful Ukrainian hip-hop group . They are notable for clever, yet often tongue-in-cheek lyrics; mixing hip-hop with rock, funk and jazz music and playing real instruments on their albums and live shows, rather than using mere samples and drum...
- Вхід у змінному взутті (В.У.З.В.)
- Інквізиція
- Ha Відміну Від (Na Vidminu Vid)
- Хай Йому Грець - X.Y.G
- СимВоліка
- Хочу ЩЕ! (Hochu Shche!)
- VovaZIL’Vova
Russian Lyrics
- U.R.Asquad
- Yuzhny Tsentral
- TumanTumanTuman may refer to:* Tuman river, a river in China and North Korea* Tuman , a Soviet World War II warship* Tuman bay II, a medieval Egyptian sultan* Tuman , a second-level administrative subdivision in Uzbekistan...
- Schnell Sprechen
- Don Drew
- LionLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
- SVO
- Protest
- Fame
- N.P. Gerik Gorilla
- K9K9- Working dogs :* An abbreviation and homophone of canine, such as:** Police dog** Guard dog** Assistance dogs- Fictional dogs :* K-9 , the name of several robotic canines in the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who...
(Радіо Підземка) - TYHEB
- Lyon
- DragoDragoDrago may refer to:* Drago * Drago * Drago, Italian for dragon* Drago in Sicily* Drago restaurants of California* Drago, Serbian footballer a.k.a...
- SVO
- Sheksta